borkingn.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrkɪŋ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Bork v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < Bork v. + -ing suffix¹.

U.S. Politics slang.

The practice of systematically and publicly defaming or vilifying a person (esp. a nominee for public office), in order to prevent his or her advancement, typically by subjecting previous conduct to extreme and often overtly hostile scrutiny; an instance of this. Also occasionally of an organization.

ΚΠ

1988 Los Angeles Times 20 Mar. v. 6/2 The ‘Borking’ of the appointment of..state treasurer was in part the Democrats' attempt to punish Deukmejian for his ‘Just say no!’ attitude toward their programs.

1994 ABA Jrnl. (Nexis) June 37 (heading) Is fear of ‘borking’ scaring people from public office?

1997 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 22/3 He has been a Supreme Court Justice for 11 years, getting in under the wire before borking became standard practice.

2000 R. B. McKenzie Trust on Trial 205 Now the Borking began in earnest. Nader had already sounded a theme of the conference when he published an article called ‘The Microsoft Menace’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	borking
释义	borkingn. Brit. /ˈbɔːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔrkɪŋ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Bork v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < Bork v. + -ing suffix¹. U.S. Politics slang. The practice of systematically and publicly defaming or vilifying a person (esp. a nominee for public office), in order to prevent his or her advancement, typically by subjecting previous conduct to extreme and often overtly hostile scrutiny; an instance of this. Also occasionally of an organization. ΚΠ 1988 Los Angeles Times 20 Mar. v. 6/2 The ‘Borking’ of the appointment of..state treasurer was in part the Democrats' attempt to punish Deukmejian for his ‘Just say no!’ attitude toward their programs. 1994 ABA Jrnl. (Nexis) June 37 (heading) Is fear of ‘borking’ scaring people from public office? 1997 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 22/3 He has been a Supreme Court Justice for 11 years, getting in under the wire before borking became standard practice. 2000 R. B. McKenzie Trust on Trial 205 Now the Borking began in earnest. Nader had already sounded a theme of the conference when he published an article called ‘The Microsoft Menace’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1988
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